| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Flournoy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Price (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Ronald Fowler inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Knox | David Horton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Hardin | 31-39 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Darrell French comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 31-39 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Price | 31-39 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Darrell French is hacked by David Horton - foul #2 on David Horton, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire lays it in set up by Daniel Deshields | 31-41 |
| 18:53 | Knox | Ronald Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 18:23 | Knox | David Price is called for the reach on David Horton - foul #1 on David Price, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| 18:10 | Knox | Patrick Hardin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Deshields - foul #2 on Daniel Deshields, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 18:10 | Knox | Patrick Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:10 | Knox | Patrick Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | David Price clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 17:45 | Knox | The rebound goes to David Horton | 33-43 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Ronald Fowler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Clark | 35-43 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 17:07 | Knox | Eric Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Hardin | 38-45 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Patrick Hardin takes the ball from Daniel Deshields | 38-45 |
| 16:23 | Knox | Eric Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 15:58 | Knox | Eric Clark gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Hardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Flournoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Fowler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Horton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darrell French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Price (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Knox | Ronald Fowler can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 15:51 | Knox | Eric Clark gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:33 | Knox | Eric Clark connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Hardin | 40-45 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Patrick Hardin picks off the pass by Robert Harris | 40-45 |
| 15:00 | Knox | Patrick Hardin connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Eugene Flournoy | 42-45 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Robert Harris is fouled on the floor by Eric Clark - foul #3 on Eric Clark, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Hobert Landers (PG), Joseph Pettitt (SG), Michael Briganti (SF), John Danford (PF), Gary Cockrell (C) Patrick Hardin, Eugene Flournoy, Ronald Fowler, Eric Clark, David Horton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), George McBurney (SG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), John Cox (C) Daniel Deshields, Anthony McGuire, Robert Harris, Darrell French, David Price | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | George McBurney is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George McBurney, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 14:01 | Knox | Hobert Landers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | John Cox misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 42-45 |
| 13:46 | Knox | Gary Cockrell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:41 | Knox | Joseph Pettitt clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darren Smith | 42-45 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Darren Smith is hacked by Michael Briganti - foul #2 on Michael Briganti, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | George McBurney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:23 | Knox | Michael Briganti pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:13 | Knox | Joseph Pettitt is fouled on the floor by Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG) George McBurney | |
| 12:53 | Knox | Hobert Landers is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Hobert Landers, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire buries a jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 12:26 | Knox | Gary Cockrell is fouled on the floor by Darren Smith - foul #3 on Darren Smith, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Harris (SF), David Price (C) Eric Smith, John Cox | |
| 12:08 | Knox | Hobert Landers banks in the layup | 44-47 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Robert Harris throws it down set up by Anthony McGuire and the foul's on Joseph Pettitt - foul #3 on Joseph Pettitt, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Hardin (PG), Eugene Flournoy (SG), Kenneth Siegel (SF), David Horton (C) Hobert Landers, Joseph Pettitt, Michael Briganti, Gary Cockrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Darrell French (PF) Anthony Russell, Darren Smith | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Flournoy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Siegel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Danford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Price (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Knox | Eugene Flournoy travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| Subs | Knox | Ronald Fowler (SF), Eric Clark (PF) Kenneth Siegel, John Danford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony McGuire | 44-53 |
| 10:58 | Knox | Ronald Fowler drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Hardin | 46-53 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Ronald Fowler steps in front of the Robert Harris pass | 46-53 |
| 10:48 | Knox | Patrick Hardin lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Fowler | 48-53 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields drills a floater from the right side set up by Robert Harris | 48-55 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Eugene Flournoy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Deshields | 48-55 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-55 |
| 10:16 | Knox | Patrick Hardin gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:10 | Knox | Eric Clark misses the 3 from straight away | 48-55 |
| 10:09 | Knox | Ronald Fowler tips it home | 50-55 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Darrell French travels with the ball | 50-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Hobert Landers (PG), Joseph Pettitt (SG), Michael Briganti (SF), John Danford (PF) Patrick Hardin, Eugene Flournoy, Ronald Fowler, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (SG), Darren Smith (SF), John Cox (C) Anthony McGuire, Robert Harris, David Price | |
| 09:33 | Knox | Michael Briganti misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Darrell French - foul #2 on Darrell French, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Smith (PF) Darrell French | |
| 09:33 | Knox | Michael Briganti misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:33 | Knox | Michael Briganti makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields's floater is knocked away by John Danford | 51-55 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 09:03 | Knox | John Danford double dribbles | 51-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Cockrell (C) David Horton | |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG) Daniel Deshields | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | George McBurney buries a floater from the free throw line | 51-59 |
| 08:37 | Knox | John Danford's floater is tipped away by John Cox | 51-59 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Darren Smith snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Eric Smith hits a runner near the basket set up by Darren Smith and he's hacked by Joseph Pettitt - foul #4 on Joseph Pettitt, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Kenneth Siegel (SG), Ronald Fowler (SF), Eric Clark (PF) Joseph Pettitt, Michael Briganti, Gary Cockrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG), Robert Harris (SF), David Price (C) George McBurney, Darren Smith, John Cox | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Eric Smith makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:12 | Knox | John Danford scores on a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on David Price - foul #2 on David Price, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Hardin (PG) Kenneth Siegel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrell French (PF) Eric Smith | |
| 08:12 | Knox | John Danford misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:12 | Knox | John Danford grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 07:48 | Knox | Patrick Hardin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | David Price pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hobert Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Fowler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Danford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Price (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Anthony Russell can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 53-62 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Darrell French gets the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Patrick Hardin steps in front of the Anthony Russell pass | 53-62 |
| 07:06 | Knox | Patrick Hardin knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Anthony Russell is denied on a layup by Eric Clark | 55-62 |
| 06:45 | Knox | The rebound goes to Eric Clark | 55-62 |
| 06:40 | Knox | Anthony McGuire takes the ball from Eric Clark | 55-62 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Russell and the foul's on Hobert Landers - foul #4 on Hobert Landers, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Pettitt (PG), Eugene Flournoy (SG), Michael Briganti (SF), David Horton (C) Patrick Hardin, Hobert Landers, Ronald Fowler, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), John Cox (C) Anthony Russell, David Price | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 06:12 | Knox | John Danford loses the dribble to Anthony McGuire | 55-65 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | John Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Harris | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:42 | Knox | Daniel Deshields steps in front of the John Danford pass | 55-68 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Deshields | 55-71 |
| 05:23 | Knox | John Danford misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-71 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Robert Harris gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Robert Harris drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Deshields and the foul's on David Horton - foul #3 on David Horton, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Hardin (PG), Ronald Fowler (SF), Eric Clark (PF) Joseph Pettitt, Michael Briganti, John Danford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (SG), Darren Smith (PF), David Price (C) Anthony McGuire, Darrell French, John Cox | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 55-74 |
| 05:04 | Knox | Daniel Deshields steals it from Eric Clark | 55-74 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields double dribbles | 55-74 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Smith (PF) Robert Harris | |
| 04:29 | Knox | Eugene Flournoy misses the driving attempt in the paint | 55-74 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Ronald Fowler picks off the pass by Eric Smith | 55-74 |
| 04:06 | Knox | Eugene Flournoy misses short on a jumper from the right side | 55-74 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Smith | 55-74 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 55-74 |
| 03:43 | Knox | David Horton gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Hardin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eugene Flournoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Fowler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Price (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Knox | Patrick Hardin buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Flournoy | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | David Horton steals the ball from Anthony Russell | 57-74 |
| 03:26 | Knox | Patrick Hardin loses the ball out of bounds | 57-74 |
| Subs | Knox | Hobert Landers (PG), Joseph Pettitt (SG), Michael Briganti (SF), John Danford (PF), Gary Cockrell (C) Patrick Hardin, Eugene Flournoy, Ronald Fowler, Eric Clark, David Horton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Nuckolls (PG), George McBurney (SG) Daniel Deshields, Anthony Russell | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Briganti steals it from Eric Smith | 57-74 |
| 02:54 | Knox | Darren Smith is called for the reach on Gary Cockrell - foul #4 on Darren Smith, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Cox (C) David Price | |
| 02:54 | Knox | Gary Cockrell makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:54 | Knox | Gary Cockrell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | George McBurney pulls down the rebound | 58-74 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Hobert Landers is called for the reach on Steven Nuckolls - foul #5 on Hobert Landers, team foul #9 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Knox | Kenneth Siegel (SG) Hobert Landers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Steven Nuckolls makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Steven Nuckolls misses the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 02:37 | Knox | Michael Briganti grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 02:18 | Knox | Michael Briganti drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | George McBurney comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Darren Smith tips it home | 61-77 |
| 01:52 | Knox | Kenneth Siegel is fouled on the floor by John Cox - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #9 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), David Price (C) Steven Nuckolls, John Cox | |
| 01:52 | Knox | Kenneth Siegel misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:52 | Knox | John Danford snags the offensive board | 61-77 |
| 01:45 | Knox | Michael Briganti misses badly on a floater in the paint | 61-77 |
| 01:44 | Knox | John Danford hits the follow up shot | 63-77 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Eric Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Cockrell | 63-77 |
| 01:35 | Knox | Kenneth Siegel snags the defensive board | 63-77 |
| 01:28 | Knox | Michael Briganti connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Siegel | 65-77 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Anthony Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-77 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | David Price misses the tip | 65-77 |
| 01:08 | Knox | The rebound goes to Joseph Pettitt | 65-77 |
| 01:02 | Knox | Michael Briganti buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Siegel and the foul's on Darren Smith - foul #5 on Darren Smith, team foul #10 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Cox (PF) Darren Smith | |
| 01:02 | Knox | Michael Briganti makes the free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Hardin (PG), Eugene Flournoy (SG), Ronald Fowler (SF), Eric Clark (PF), David Horton (C) Joseph Pettitt, Kenneth Siegel, Michael Briganti, John Danford, Gary Cockrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Anthony McGuire (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Darrell French (PF) Anthony Russell, George McBurney, Eric Smith, John Cox | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire is hacked by Ronald Fowler - foul #1 on Ronald Fowler, team foul #10 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG) Daniel Deshields | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:54 | Knox | Eric Clark snags the defensive board | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Knox | Patrick Hardin misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Russell - foul #1 on Anthony Russell, team foul #11 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Pettitt (SG), Michael Briganti (SF), John Danford (PF), Gary Cockrell (C) Eugene Flournoy, Ronald Fowler, Eric Clark, David Horton | |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG), Eric Smith (SF), John Cox (PF) Anthony McGuire, Robert Harris, Darrell French | |
| 00:49 | Knox | Patrick Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:49 | Knox | Patrick Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | John Cox pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Joseph Pettitt is called for the reach on John Cox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Pettitt, team foul #11 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Knox | Eugene Flournoy (SG), Ronald Fowler (SF), Eric Clark (PF), David Horton (C) Joseph Pettitt, Michael Briganti, John Danford, Gary Cockrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG), Robert Harris (SF) George McBurney, Eric Smith | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | John Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | David Price gets the offensive rebound | 69-79 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Eugene Flournoy is called for the reach on David Price - foul #1 on Eugene Flournoy, team foul #12 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Knox | Kenneth Siegel (PG), Michael Briganti (SF), John Danford (PF), Gary Cockrell (C) Patrick Hardin, Ronald Fowler, Eric Clark, David Horton | |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG), Eric Smith (SF) Anthony McGuire, Robert Harris | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | David Price makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | David Price makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:39 | Knox | Kenneth Siegel clanks a shot from the free throw line | 69-81 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | David Price grabs the board | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | John Danford denies the turnaround by Eric Smith | 69-81 |
| 00:32 | Knox | Gary Cockrell grabs the board | 69-81 |
| 00:25 | Knox | Eugene Flournoy's floater is tipped away by Eric Smith | 69-81 |
| 00:23 | Knox | John Danford can't tip it in | 69-81 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | John Cox snags the defensive board | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Anthony Russell runs out the clock | 69-81 |